“Skill in living, awareness of belonging to the world, delight in being part of the world, always tends to involve knowing our kinship as animals with animals. " Ursula K. Le Guin from Late in the Day I find the eyes of animals magical and irresistible. Meeting the eyes of a domesticated or wild animal gives me a special sense of connection - of kinship - to echo the word Ursula K. Le Guin uses in her quote above. As I'm painting an animal, I can't wait to paint the eyes